The 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game ended the longest all-time college football consecutive wins streak by one team over another. On November 3, 2007, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 46–44 in triple-overtime at Notre Dame's home field, Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame came into this annual rivalry game with 43 consecutive wins against Navy since the last loss in 1963. With the win, Navy improved to 5–4 and Notre Dame fell to 1–8 on the season.
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